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The Dark Knight is a 2008 British-American superhero movie. It was directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan . Based on the DC Comics character Batman , the movie is the second installment of Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins .
8.4 (1.8M) Rate. 78 Metascore. Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane. Director Christopher Nolan Stars Christian Bale Tom Hardy Anne Hathaway.
Jul 18, 2008 · The Dark Knight - Metacritic. Summary Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to reign of chaos ...
Jul 18, 2008 · By Kirk Honeycutt. July 18, 2008 9:19am. Photofest. The Dark Knight is pure adrenaline. Returning director Christopher Nolan, having dispensed with his introspective, moody origin story, now puts ...
The Dark Knight opened on July 14, 2008 in the United States in 9,200 screens at a then-record 4,366 theatres, accumulating $158.4 million over its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $1,001,921,825 worldwide. The Dark Knight is the highest grossing Batman film ahead of the 1989 Batman and 2005 Batman Begins.
The Dark Knight is amazing because there is an entire second layer, a commentary on the political world of the 2000s, and whether evil can be defeated without compromising the values you seek to defend. Watching with that in mind gives The Dark Knight new depth.
The Dark Knight Returns was even used as source of inspiration in the next two movies, I guess it was the only comic from Batman that the creative team, the Nolan brothers and Goyer used to link all three. In the last movie, The Dark Knight Rises, it was heavily used to compose key situations to the movie and tie loose ends.
